We’re a group of entrepreneurs in the Seattle area who give and seek advice on running technology startups. We meet about once or twice a month.

This is targeted at founders of, employees of, or those folks interested in joining local technology companies. Be ready to talk shop, get into technical arcana, and discuss the nitty-gritties of running/working at/launching a tech startup.

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Jeff Barr, evangelist from Amazon.com will present an introduction and update to Amazon Web Services.

• When: Jan 24, 6:45-9pm. (Note: this was rescheduled from Jan 18th due to weather)
• Where: University of Washington, Paccar Hall 192.

Amazon Web Services Introduction And Update – If you are new to the cloud, this talk will provide you with enough information to get started with the Amazon Web Services. You’ll learn about the Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), the Simple Storage Service (S3), and a host of other useful services. If you are already experienced with AWS, you’ll learn about the latest developments. The talk will include demos and plenty of time for Q&A.

Jeff Barr is focused on furthering awareness among software developers of the opportunity to innovate and build businesses using Amazon Web Services. Jeff has written over 1200 posts for the AWS blog and another 1100 for his personal blog and is also the author of Host Your Website in the Cloud (2010). He earned his bachelor’s degree in computer science from American University is a part-time graduate student in communication and digital media at the University of Washington.

Logistics:

• When: 6:45-9pm
• Where: See location section below.
• Cost: Free; no registration.

Future Meeting Dates:

• January 18 - Amazon will present on AWS
• February 16 - TBD

Interested in speaking at an upcoming event?

• Please email chuck.groom [gmail.com] and goberoi [gmail.com] with: the topic of your talk, 2-3 sentences describing the talk, and 2-3 sentences of your biography.
• Please see the speaking guidelines

FAQ

• Who comes? Usually 30-80 people show up
• How often? Meetings are once a month
• How long? 2 hours, followed by conversation over beers at a nearby pub, Big Time Brewery (info and map)
• Who may come? Open to founders and employees of technology startups, or anyone interested in becoming involved with tech startups.
• What is the agenda? Folks introduce themselves and make announcements, then our speakers present. Afterwards, we mingle over beer.

STS meetings are held at the University of Washington in Paccar Hall, the brand new Business School building. The room for the meeting changes from week to week so please check the meeting notice above (and in email on the STS list) to know exactly which room to head to.

Here's a map detailing how to get to Paccar Hall.

Parking

• Being eco-minded types, we recommend public transit if at all possible. UW is a good bus hub.
• On campus parking is $5.00. This is probably easiest and cheapest. Best lots to park at are N1, N4, and N5.
• Street lots are available off of 15th Ave NE, but costs vary unknown.
• You can find street parking in the evenings for free, but it can be limited. Your best bet is to park near NE 45th St. and 15th Ave NE.

More recent meeting have been recorded, and posted online. See videos of STS meetings

• November, 2011
• August, 2011
• June, 2011
• April, 2011
• January, 2011
• November, 2010
• September, 2010
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• Nov 7, 2006
• Oct 3, 2006
• Sept 7, 2006
• Aug 1, 2006
• July 11, 2006
• June 22, 2006

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Chuck Groom and Gaurav Oberoi, founders of Precision Polling and now Survey Monkeys